The Blackhawks were shut out 6-0 by the Capitals in Chicago’s preseason home finale Wednesday at the United Center.
The Blackhawks will fly to Berlin on Thursday ahead of the NHL Global Series.
#Blackhawks European prospects
• Antti Saarela – 🚨, 4 SOG, 53.8 FO%, 10:50 TOI (#Ilves)
• Max Shalunov – 2 SOG, 22.2 FO%, 15:22 TOI (CSKA)
• Artur Kayumov – 3 SOG, 12:40 TOI (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
• Mathias From – 3 SOG, 15:00 TOI (Modo)#Liiga #KHL #Hockeyallsvenskan— Brandon (@brandonmcain) September 25, 2019
#Blackhawks prospect Antti Saarela scores his first goal in his first shift of the #Liiga season for #Ilves. pic.twitter.com/h9kFE4NZZ2
— Brandon (@brandonmcain) September 25, 2019
On Thursday, Andrei Altybarmakyan (Sochi) and Victor Ejdsell (Farjestad BK) both play.
BLACKHAWKS
RECAP: Blackhawks get shut out 6-0 by Capitals (SCH)
Blackhawks assign Adam Boqvist, Aleksi Saarela to AHL (SCH)
Preseason Game 5: Blackhawks vs. Capitals (SCH)
Kirby Dach will travel to Europe, but ‘unlikely’ to play (SCH)
Prospect Alexis Gravel to miss 2-3 weeks with lower-body injury (SCH)
Why improving his English was important to David Kampf (The Athletic)
Blackhawks preseason: Schedule, previews, highlights, scores (SCH)
Training camp: News, updates, analysis (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
How the Jets’ roster is coming together around their unsigned RFAs and a standout prospect (The Athletic)
Eight bold (and not so bold) predictions for the Avalanche this season (The Athletic)
NHL
NHL Preseason roundup (NHL)
Season preview: Atlantic Division (SCH)
Season preview: Metropolitan Division (SCH)
Allegations against Auston Matthews came as surprise to Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
Cammi Granato joins Seattle, becomes NHL’s first female pro scout (ESPN)
Flames re-sign Matthew Tkachuk to 3-year, $21M deal (Matchsticks and Gasoline)
Blue Jackets’ Brandon Dubinsky out with wrist injury (ESPN)
The Gifted: Understanding Islanders prospect Bode Wilde and hockey’s risk-reward proposition (The Athletic)
HOCKEY WORLD
NCAA women: WCHA preview (The Ice Garden)
NCAA women: Freshmen to watch (The Ice Garden)
QMJHL: Zachary Emond, Huskies double up Tigres (Sportsnet)